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. 2015 Aug 10;4(3):e84. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3715

Table 3.

Attitudes toward mHealth technology and proposed living donor transplant education program by categories of participants, age and education.

% that marked strongly agree or agree Alla Recipientsa Donors and potential donorsa Type of participant
P value (chi-square test)
Age<50 yearsa Age≥50 yearsa Age
P value (chi-square test)
High-school diploma or lessa More than high-school diplomaa Education
P value (chi-square test)
Would use mHealth devices if free 49/57 (86) 23/27 (85) 26/30 (87) .872 31/34 (91) 20/23 (87) .610 15/22 (68) 34/35 (97) .002
If someone available to answer questions likely to use devices as directed 50/57 (88) 24/27 (89) 26/30 (87) .800 32/34 (94) 18/23 (78) .074 17/22 (77) 33/35 (94) .057
Comfortable having health monitored remotely by doctor/nurses using mHealth technologies 53/57 (93) 26/27 (96) 27/30 (90) .352 33/34 (97) 21/23 (91) .340 20/22 (91) 34/35 (97) .305
Comfortable using cell phone 51/57 (90) 25/27 (93) 26/30 (87) .466 32/34 (94) 21/23 (91) .683 18/22 (82) 34/35 (97) .046
mHealth technology will help remind me to follow doctor’s directions 50/57 (88) 24/27 (89) 26/30 (87) .800 32/34 (94) 21/23 (91) .683 19/22 (86) 34/35 (97) .121
mHealth technology could allow my doctor to make medication changes quicker 51/57 (90) 24/27 (89) 27/30 (90) .891 31/34 (91) 21/23 (91) .986 19/22 (86) 33/35 (94) .303
Confident my privacy is protected when using mHealth devices 47/57 (83) 24/27 (89) 23/30 (77) .226 33/34 (97) 20/23 (87) .143 18/22 (82) 33/35 (94) .135
Important to follow doctor’s directions 54/57 (95) 26/27 (96) 28/30 (93) .617 33/34 (97) 21/23 (91) .340 20/22 (91) 34/35 (97) .305
Confident mHealth technology can effectively communicate my medical condition to my doctor 52/57 (92) 26/27 (96) 26/30 (87) .199 33/34 (97) 21/23 (91) .340 20/22 (91) 34/35 (97) .305

aAll values are presented as n/N, %.